Principal/Sr Principal Data Architect

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. Please note that this opportunity is contingent on program funding. Start dates are determined after funding confirmation. For all internal NGAS Engineering candidates, we have developed a Homeroom-driven hiring process aligned to discipline-specific Ambassadors. They will be your point of contact and will support you throughout the selection process. If you apply to this Workday requisition, a Talent Acquisition professional will email you with the corresponding Ambassador’s information for next steps. Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems Sector has an opening for a Principal/Sr Principal Data Architect to join our Digital Strategy & Analytics team. This position is located in Melbourne, Florida. This position can be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below. Are you motivated to work in an environment that will challenge you, force you to continuously innovate, and work on solutions that make a difference for your customers? Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems relies on our team to provide the insights needed to drive performance across a broad range of strategic activities. We are looking for a passionate Data Architect to design and develop an ecosystem of interconnected business systems, virtualized data pipelines, data catalogs, and end-user consumable data products. You will share in the ownership of the technical vision and direction for a Digital Ecosystem that changes the way we see and use data. We are looking for people who are self-motivated, hardworking, and have demonstrated the ability to find innovative solutions to complex technical problems. Job Responsibilities: Develop and run a data architecture plan that supports business goals and objectives. Build and maintain data models and metadata standards to facilitate data integration and analysis. Work with business stakeholders to understand their data requirements and develop solutions to meet those requirements. Work across technical teams and product owners to provide an architectural recommendation. Lead a technical and technology assessment initiative to develop and deliver a recommendation for digitizing core business functions. Understand the current business processes, systems and their functions to be able to develop a recommendations for the digital ecosystem. Ensure that data storage and retrieval solutions are in line with business requirements. Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skill. Collaboration and problem-solving skills.